Karen Gomez-Najera Named LHS Valedictorian
Brock Kappelmann - April 25, 2024 6:05 am
The Liberal Chamber of Commerce Academic Banquet was Wednesday night at the Seward County Activity Center. The community proved to be supportive of LHS students with scholarship money for the class of 2024. Over $140,000 in scholarships were awarded.After scholarship awards were announced, LHS principal Ashley Kappelmann announced the valedictorian and salutatorian. Karen Gomez-Najera was named the valedictorian. There was a tie with two salutatorians Matthew Rice and J. Brooks Kappelmann. Alexis Paredes Olvera was 4th in the class and Daniela Cerda was 5th. All five students are Kansas State Scholars. Graduation is May 11.
| CHAMBER OF COMMERCE / LIBERAL HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS CLASS OF 2024 |
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| SCHOLARSHIP | RECIPIENT/S | $ | PRESENTER |
| Chamber of Commerce | Seth Michel | 300 | Rozelle Webb |
| (Amanda Schwab) | Dalton Wallace | 500 | |
| Women Helping Students | Dalton Wallace | 300 | Cheryl Collins |
| Madalyn McCarter | 300 | Rozell Webb | |
| Jalyssa Head | 300 | ||
| Galilea Rosales Salazar | 300 | ||
| Nathalie DonJuan Roman | 300 | ||
| Evelyn Mejia | 300 | ||
| Jackson Dodge | 300 | ||
| Ivan Moreno | 300 | ||
| J. Brooks Kappelmann | 300 | ||
| Daniela Cerda | 300 | ||
| Katie Norman | 300 | ||
| Kortni Kapp | 300 | ||
| Arely Molina Caraveo | 300 | ||
| Elle Hatcher | 300 | ||
| Kylee Hammel | 300 | ||
| Tianna Andrade | 300 | ||
| Emma Davidson | 300 | ||
| Jovanni Garcia | 300 | ||
| Seth Michel | 300 | ||
| Jayme Loya Pinon | 300 | ||
| Antonio Holguin-Dorado | 300 | ||
| American Petroleum Institute | Ray Gonzalez Juarez | 10000 | Charles Cambern |
| Class of 57 | Antonio Holguin-Dorado | 800 | Faylene Cambern |
| Southern Pioneer Electric | Arely Molina Caraveo | 1000 | Ruby Terrazas |
| Antonio Holguin-Dorado | 1000 | ||
| Aidan Schwindt | 1000 | ||
| Jovanni Garcia | 1000 | ||
| Jackson Dodge | 1000 | ||
| J. Brooks Kappelmann | 1000 | ||
| Nathalie DonJuan Roman | 1000 | ||
| American Family Home Insurance | Dalton Wallace | 500 | Daisy Padilla |
| Antonio Holguin-Dorado | 500 | ||
| Natvarbhai Bhakta Memorial | Kortni Kapp | 500 | Bob Bhakta |
| The Golden Feather Scholarship | Katie Norman | 1500 | Kathy Fitzgerald |
| Early Risers Kiwanis | Tianna Andrade | 300 | Kelly Kirk |
| Jackson Dodge | 300 | ||
| Nathalie DonJuan Roman | 300 | ||
| Jovanni Garcia | 300 | ||
| Kylee Hammel | 300 | ||
| Alexis Hernandez | 300 | ||
| Antonio Holguin-Dorado | 300 | ||
| Arely Molina Caraveo | 300 | ||
| Alexis Vizcarra | 300 | ||
| Dalton Wallace | 300 | ||
| Connected Cats | Peyton Morlen | 1000 | Tasha Ebeling |
| Tianna Andrade | 1000 | Heather Watt | |
| Equity Bank | Daniela Cerda | 250 | Elizabeth Contrerras |
| Jovanni Garcia | 250 | ||
| Elizabeth Mannel | 2000 | ||
| J. Brooks Kappelmann | 2000 | ||
| Matthew Rice | 750 | ||
| Jovanni Garcia | 750 | ||
| Nathalie DonJuan Roman | 750 | ||
| Paris Bond | 750 | ||
| Jocelyn Baeza | 500 | ||
| Marlene Banuelos-Gonzalez | 500 | ||
| Dalton Wallace | 500 | ||
| Arely Molina Caraveo | 500 | ||
| Marypher Lopez Lopez | 500 | ||
| Antonio Holguin-Dorado | 500 | ||
| Beta Sigma Phi | Emma Davidson | 500 | Holly Horyna |
| Elle Hatcher | 500 | Lisa Hatcher | |
| Kortni Kapp | 500 | ||
| Stu Melchert “Voice of Excellence” | J. Brooks Kappelmann | 500 | Cheryl Collins / Amanda Collins |
| Bank of Beaver City | J. Brooks Kappelmann | 1000 | Brad Carr |
| Jovanni Garcia | 1000 | ||
| SW Kansas Catbackers | Jackson Riley | 2000 | Kathy Bloom |
| Tianna Andrade | 2000 | ||
| Kylee Hammel | 1000 | ||
| Evelyn Mejia | 1000 | ||
| Thomas Mein | 1000 | ||
| Noon Lions Club | Jalyssa Head | 250 | Steve Hecox |
| Anneleise Limon | 250 | ||
| LHS Band Boosters | Kylee Hammel | 200 | LHS BAND BOOSTER OFFICERS |
| Nathalie DonJuan Roman | 200 | Maday Ibanez-President | |
| Alexis Hernandez | 200 | Amy Bridenstine-Vice President | |
| Galilea Rosales Salazar | 200 | Berna Leyva-Treasurer presenter | |
| Janet Apsley-Secretary | |||
| (Matt Hanson Memorial) | Matthew Rice | 500 | Berna Leyva-Treasurer presenter |
| Eisenhower NJHS | Madalyn McCarter | 300 | Colin Martin |
| Marlene Banuelos-Gonzalez | 300 | Bren Kappelmann | |
| Alexis Hernandez | 300 | ||
| Evelyn Mejia | 300 | ||
| Galilea Rosales Salazar | 300 | ||
| Katie Norman | 300 | ||
| USD 480 Foundation | Matthew Rice | 500 | Brad Bennett |
| Peyton Morlen | 500 | ||
| SCCC Presidential Scholar | J. Brooks Kappelmann | 6816 | President Brad Bennett, SCCC |
| Samantha Vazquez Murillo | 6816 | ||
| Senior Scholar | Angel Espinoza Rosales | 6816 | |
| Martin Luther King Committee | Leif Volden | 250 | Presephoni Fuller |
| Seth Michel | 250 | ||
| Seaboard Foods | Nathalie DonJuan Roman | 1000 | Stewart Cauble |
| Jovanni Garcia | 1000 | ||
| Antonio Holguin-Dorado | 1000 | ||
| Noon Kiwanis | Dalton Wallace | 250 | Cheryl Collins |
| Jackson Dodge | 250 | ||
| Jovanni Garcia | 250 | ||
| Tianna Andrade | 250 | ||
| Kylee Hammel | 250 | ||
| Arely Molina Caraveo | 250 | ||
| J. Brooks Kappelmann | 250 | ||
| Ray Gonzalez Juarez | 250 | ||
| Seymour-Rogers NJHS | Jovanni Garcia | 500 | Lori Mansell |
| Antonio Holguin-Dorado | 500 | Taryn Lobmeyer | |
| Arely Molina Caraveo | 500 | Abbiegail Freeman President | |
| Kylee Hammel | 500 | Wendy Quinilla Vice-President | |
| Daniela Cerda | 500 | ||
| Seward County 4-H Council | Alexis Hernandez | 1000 | Marilyn Ott |
| Black History Committee | Paris Bond | 1000 | Kitty Bond |
| Women’s Empowerment | Paris Bond | 5000 | |
| Anonymous | Paris Bond | 500 | |
| Thomas Boles Scholarship | Edgar Alvarado Barron | 1000 | Ruben Cano |
| LHS National Honor Society | Karel Mancia Rosales | 250 | Heather Watt |
| Arely Molina Caraveo | 250 | ||
| Ja’Hailey Vazquez | 250 | ||
| Kellyn Phan | 250 | ||
| Karen Gomez Najera | 250 | ||
| SanJuanita Batz Alvarez | 250 | ||
| Antonio Holguin-Dorado | 250 | ||
| Kylee Hammel | 250 | ||
| Jovanni Garcia | 250 | ||
| Tianna Andrade | 250 | ||
| SW Kansas Board of Realtors | J. Brooks Kappelmann | 500 | Cory Barnett |
| Yatzari Zamora | 500 | ||
| Juliauna Van Wyhe | 500 | ||
| Clarence and Dorothy Cokeley | Pedro Navarrete | 500 | LHS Staff (Plummer) |
| Marypher Lopez Lopez | 500 | ||
| Golden Plains Credit Union | Dalton Wallace | 500 | Grace Mendez |
| Cinco De Mayo | Arely Molina Caraveo | 500 | Felipe Chacon |
| Antonio Holguin-Dorado | 500 | Clarissa Carrillo | |
| Daniela Cerda | 500 | ||
| Matthew Campos | 500 | ||
| Jovanni Garcia | 500 | ||
| Galilea Rosales Salazar | 500 | ||
| Speakman Memorial Fund | Dalton Wallace | 2400 | Chanelle Frydendall |
| Jovanni Garcia | 2400 | ||
| Liberal Rotary Club | Ivan Moreno | 500 | Chanelle Frydendall |
| Gene Slaymaker | Matthew Rice | 2000 | LHS Staff (H Olmstead) |
| Oliver Brown | Alexis Hernandez | 2000 | LHS Staff (Scripsick) |
| Rosel Family Scholarship | Kortni Kapp | 2800 | LHS Staff (Arnold) |
| Dowell Lecture Scholarship | Dalton Wallace | 500 | Lisa Owens |
| LHS Community Service | Galilea Rosales Salazar | 1000 | LHS Staff (Ott) |
| LHS Activities | Zayden Martinez | 500 | LHS Staff (Miles) |
| J. Brooks Kappelmann | 500 | ||
| Madalyn McCarter | 500 | ||
| Thomas Mein | 500 | ||
| Elle Hatcher | 500 | ||
| Matthew Rice | 500 | ||
| Daniela Cerda | 500 | ||
| LHS Academic / Leadership | Aidan Schwindt | 1000 | LHS Staff (McCarter) |
| Daniela Cerda | 1000 | ||
| Elle Hatcher | 1000 | ||
| J. Brooks Kappelmann | 1000 | ||
| Paris Bond | 1000 | ||
| Madalyn McCarter | 1000 | ||
| LHS “I Dare You Award” | Elle Hatcher | 1000 | LHS Staff (Plummer) |
| Aidan Schwindt | 1000 | ||
| LHS Future Educator | Aidan Schwindt | 1000 | LHS Staff (E Olmstead) |
| Jocelyn Baeza | 1000 | ||
| Redskin Award | J. Brooks Kappelmann | 500 | LHS Staff (Vega) |
| Aidan Schwindt | 500 | ||
| Tianna Andrade | 500 | ||
| Dalton Wallace | 500 | ||
| Ashley Acevedo | 500 | ||
| LHS Leadership & Character | J. Brooks Kappelmann | 1000 | LHS Staff (Miles) |
| Jovanni Garcia | 1000 | ||
| Daniela Cerda | 1000 | ||
| Natalie Zuniga | 1000 | ||
| KANSAS STATE SCHOLARS | Karen Gomez Najera | LHS Staff Kappelmann | |
| 2024 | J. Brooks Kappelmann | ||
| Matthew Rice | |||
| Alexis Paredes Olvera | |||
| Daniela Cerda | |||
| Nathalie DonJuan Roman | |||
| Jovanni Garcia | |||
| Kylee Hammel | |||
| Elle Hatcher | |||
| Alexis Hernandez | |||
| Antonio Holguin-Dorado | |||
| Thomas Mein | |||
| CLASS OF 2024 | Karen Gomez Najera | 2000 | Valedictorian |
| TOP ACADEMIC 5 | J. Brooks Kappelmann | 2000 | Salutatorian |
| Matthew Rice | 2000 | co Salutatorian | |
| Alexis Paredes Olvera | 1500 | 3rd in Class | |
| Daniela Cerda | 1000 | 4th in Class | |
| TOTAL SCHOLARSHIP MONIES AWARDED | $146,548 | ||
